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If You Seek Him With All Your Heart, You Will Find Him…

My name is Annie Trang, and I have lived in Los Angeles pretty much all my life. I was raised in a Buddhist family. As I was growing up, my mom would take me to the temple, and I was taught that Buddhism was the only religion for me. When I was a little girl there were nights that I would pray to God, at that time I don’t even know who He was yet. I went through a phase of Buddhism then eventually I was stuck between the two religions, and I couldn’t decide.  It took me a while trying to figure it out. 

I would say about 5 months ago, that’s when I truthfully encountered God in my life. I was going through a break-up with my boyfriend of 3 years.  It wasn’t a bad relationship - we had a great time.  But I felt there was something missing.  I wasn’t completely happy mentally, and spiritually, I wasn’t fulfilled - I felt like I needed to search for something more. I was sad, but I wasn’t devastated by the break-up, because I knew God had a better plan for me. I believe “when God takes away something from you, he just clears the way for something greater.” 

In Mid May of 2010 It’s all started when my dear friend Kim Nguyen invited me to an event at her church when Nick Vujicic was ministering there. He was born with no arms, no legs, but he is happier than most human beings on earth! His words about Christ has touched my heart in a way that I never felt before. I actually started crying at church, it was the tears of joy!  That’s when I knew the Holy Spirit had taken over me.

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Photos and Recap: Meet The Editors BBQ

Thank you to everyone who came out on Saturday to make our first ever “Meet the Editors” BBQ such a success! 

We had over 80 attendees join us from as far as the South Bay, the Valley, and Orange County, and even had a few visiting guests from San Diego and the Bay Area.  It was wonderful day to fellowship, build community, enjoy the perfect weather, grub on Chef Jason’s gourmet BBQ, and throw the football around.  Sherea, Celine and Alex blessed us with their testimonies, and our video team was able to record some amazing testimonies and stories from more than 10 different people (will be posted soon - stay tuned as we launch our YouTube channel).

A huge thank you from all of us at WitnessLA to Grillmaster Jason K., our incredible welcoming and events team Quenna, Bonnie, Renee, Mary, and Daniel H., our tireless video team Jason W., Jeff, Ray, and Lance, and our friends and family at GBS for financial support and NewSong LA for promotional support.  This wouldn’t have come together without you!

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